Who we are

Most visibly, it is this philosophy that led to our joining forces with Findlay Construction. We took repeated learnings from over a decade of practice, and saw that our most excellent work was realised through close relations, with our most excellent construction partners. To improve further therefore, we took the opportunity to evolve, and created our design and build offering.

But it doesn't just stop there. Like evolution, the process is ongoing and underpins everything that we do, both internally and externally. From internal projects and experiments (where we burden the risks and share the rewards), to staff development and training, to client relations and project management, to finding future partners and associates that share in our plans, to learn, improve, and refine.

We have Passive House qualified Designers as well as Contractors in the studio. We use this specialist knowledge to ensure that all of our projects; either retrofit or new build, are designed and built towards the principle of 'Passivhaus.'

'Passivhaus,' refers to buildings created to rigorous energy efficient design standards so that they maintain an almost constant temperature.

Passivhaus buildings are so well constructed, insulated and ventilated that they retain heat from the sun and the activities of their occupants, requiring very little additional heating or cooling.

You can retrofit older properties so that they function along the same principles, although it's not usually possible to reach the same levels of insulation as a specially designed property.

The EnerPHit standard recognises this and sets the required performance at a lower level than Passivhaus to accommodate working with existing buildings.